City profile · Arkansas · Census ACS 2023

Cave Springs, AR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cave Springs - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

5,778
Residents
$147,917
Median income
$431,300
Median home
$1,347
Median rent (state)

Cave Springs - the verdict

Nationally, Cave Springs sits in the 94th percentile for household income and the 91st percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

94th
percentile, household income
80th
percentile, home value
50th
percentile, median rent
91st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cave Springs, AR

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 5,778 residents in Cave Springs, a small town within Arkansas. The typical household in Cave Springs brings in $147,917 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.9%. Home values in Cave Springs run a median of $431,300, and the median resident age is 34.4 years. About 55.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 64.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 47 residential building permits were authorized in Cave Springs (Construction Slowdown), down 72% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Cave Springs reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 352.1 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Arkansas run below the national norm: the state registers 86.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,347 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Arkansas's average monthly utility costs around $210 (state average). Commute times here average 17.1 minutes, with 77.3% driving alone and 18.7% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

5,778 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Arkansas

Median Household Income

$147,917 /yr

Poverty 1.9%

Cost of Living Index (state)

86.9 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Arkansas average

How does Cave Springs compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cave Springs stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 94% higher than other cities
Home value 80% pricier than other cities
Median rent 50% pricier than other cities
Safety 91% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Arkansas, Cave Springs ranks #4 of 160 Arkansas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Cave Springs against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arkansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Arkansas-relative analysis

Median Home Value is Cave Springs's strongest outlier among Arkansas cities

Among the 482 Arkansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Cave Springs ranks #4 - the 99th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cave Springs only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#4 of 495
99th percentile in Arkansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 524
92nd percentile in Arkansas
Median Home Value
#4 of 482
99th percentile in Arkansas
Poverty Rate
#453 of 524
13th percentile in Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#4 of 524
99th percentile in Arkansas

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arkansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

94thIncome percentile
91stSafety percentile

94th percentile nationally for median household income · 91st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Cave Springs's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Cave Springs's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 73 Avg. percentile National median
Cave Springs's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Cave Springs's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$431,300 20th percentile more affordable than 20% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cave Springs $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cave Springs, AR Cave Springs, AR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cave Springs, AR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cave Springs, AR median $147,917/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cave Springs, AR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cave Springs, AR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 55.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 64.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
5,778
Median Income
$147,917
Median Home Value
$431,300
Median Age
34.4
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Labor force participation
64.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
55.6%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
352.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
96.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
256.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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5,500 residents6,000 residents6,500 residents7,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 5,880 residents 6,701 residents ▲ +14.0%
Cave Springs's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
47
housing units authorized
Single-Family
47
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.1
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 170
2020 125
2021 70
2022 42
2023 87
2024 47

Permit volume decreased 72% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
17.1 minutes
Drive Alone
77.3%
Carpool
2.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
18.7%
Other
1.7%

Based on 2,604 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Arkansas - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$58
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$210
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Arkansas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Arkansas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cave Springs sits in

Cost of Living Index
86.9
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,347/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
88.7 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Arkansas

Tontitown
5,739 people
Berryville
5,715 people
Greenbrier
5,875 people
Alma
5,879 people
Mena
5,605 people
White Hall
5,520 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cave Springs's 5,778 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Bryn Mawr, PA
5,777 people
Villa Park, CA
5,776 people
Du Quoin, IL
5,780 people
Parker, TX
5,776 people
Stafford Courthouse, VA
5,780 people
Princeton, WV
5,780 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cave Springs's $147,917 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Artois, CA
$147,902 median income
Hanover, MN
$147,944 median income
Fair Lawn, NJ
$147,952 median income
Hicksville, NY
$148,008 median income
Meadowdale, WA
$147,813 median income
Isle of Palms, SC
$148,029 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cave Springs, AR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cave Springs, AR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 69.9% 25.0% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6% White 69.9% Black or African American 0.2% Asian 0.7% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 4.3% Two or more races 25.0% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cave Springs compares to nearby Arkansas cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cave Springs (this city) 5,778 $147,917
Tontitown 5,739 $80,987
Berryville 5,715 $39,548
Greenbrier 5,875 $59,099
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AR FBI UCR Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cave Springs, AR?

What is the population of Cave Springs, AR? +

The population of Cave Springs, AR stands at 5,778 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cave Springs, AR? +

Median annual household income in Cave Springs runs $147,917, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cave Springs? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cave Springs; the closest available measure is the Arkansas state average, a cost of living index of 86.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Arkansas vary by metro area.

Is Cave Springs, AR safe? +

Cave Springs has a total crime rate of 352.1 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Cave Springs, AR? +

The median home value in Cave Springs is $431,300, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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